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British Yarn For Every Project You Cast On

Wool, merino, cotton and acrylic in DK, aran and chunky, plus complete kits with yarn and pattern, so you can start knitting the day your parcel lands.

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    Yarn sorted by fibre and weight
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Your First Scarf, Your First Throw

Beginner kits from £29 — yarn, needles and a step-by-step pattern

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Kit First Scarf Kit: chunky apricot skeins with wooden needles

First Scarf Kit

£29.00

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First Scarf Kit

Three skeins of soft chunky British wool, 10 mm birch needles and a garter-stitch pattern written for absolute beginners. One evening to learn the stitch, a weekend to finish the scarf.

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£29.00 yarn, needles & pattern included

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  • DK Hank of heathered oatmeal tweed DK yarn

    Wool blend · 50 g · 175 m

    Rowan Felted Tweed DK

    Soft tweedy wool, alpaca and viscose with flecks of colour. Lovely for colourwork and light sweaters.

    £10.50
  • British Skein of natural cream Bluefaced Leicester aran wool

    Wool · 100 g · 166 m

    Bluefaced Leicester Aran

    Lustrous, undyed British wool with great stitch definition. Cables and throws that soften with every wash.

    £8.90
  • DK Three balls of merino DK yarn in rose, cream and caramel

    Merino · 50 g · 120 m

    Superwash Merino DK

    Next-to-skin soft and machine washable at 30°C. Our pick for baby knits, hats and cowls.

    £6.40
  • DK Two balls of matte cotton yarn in sage green and apricot

    Cotton · 50 g · 85 m

    Rowan Handknit Cotton

    Matte, breathable 100% cotton for summer tops, dishcloths and crochet amigurumi.

    £6.75
  • Chunky Large ball of mustard yellow chunky acrylic yarn

    Acrylic · 100 g · 144 m

    Stylecraft Special Chunky

    Hard-wearing, easy-care acrylic that knits up fast. Ideal for blankets and first projects.

    £3.60
  • Beginner First Scarf Kit with chunky apricot skeins and wooden needles

    Kit · chunky · 10 mm

    First Scarf Kit

    3 × 100 g chunky wool, 10 mm birch needles and a garter-stitch pattern with photo steps.

    £29.00
  • Beginner Folded cream and apricot knitted throw with matching aran skeins

    Kit · aran · 100 × 130 cm

    First Throw Kit

    10 × 100 g aran wool, a 6 mm circular needle and a simple textured-stripe throw pattern.

    £89.00
  • Kit Folded oatmeal raglan jumper with matching DK skeins

    Kit · DK · sizes S–XL

    Top-Down Raglan Sweater Kit

    Merino DK in your size and colour, from one dye lot, with a seamless top-down pattern.

    £74.00
  • Fan of interchangeable circular needle tips in jewel colours with cables

    Needles · 3.5–8 mm

    KnitPro Zing Interchangeable Set

    Eight pairs of colour-coded aluminium tips, four cables and a zip case.

    £64.00
  • Ergonomic soft-grip crochet hooks in graduated pastel colours

    Crochet · 2–6 mm

    Clover Amour Crochet Hook Set

    Ten soft-grip hooks that are kind to wrists on long projects, in a fabric case.

    £42.00
  • Linen pouch with stitch markers and tapestry needles

    Accessories

    Markers & Needles Pouch

    20 ring markers, 10 locking markers and 3 blunt tapestry needles in a linen pouch.

    £7.50
  • Patterns Linen-covered pattern book with a ball of cream yarn on top

    Book · 24 patterns

    Fireside Knits Pattern Book

    Hats, socks, cardigans and throws in DK and aran, each with yardage for every size.

    £14.99

How to choose yarn

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Pick The Weight

Weight is the thickness of the strand. Your pattern names it, and the ball band suggests a needle size to match.

  • DK · 3.5–4 mm
  • Aran · 4.5–5 mm
  • Chunky · 6–10 mm
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Check The Meterage

Count metres, not balls. Two 50 g balls of the same weight can differ by 40 m, so divide the pattern’s total metres by the length per ball and round up.

How much do I need?

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How Much Yarn Do You Need?

Typical totals for an average tension. Your pattern always wins, but this gets you close when you’re planning.

Approximate yarn quantities by project and weight
ProjectDKAranChunky
Scarf, 20 × 160 cm400 m330 m260 m
Sweater, adult M1,300 m1,000 m780 m
Throw, 100 × 130 cm2,100 m1,700 m1,250 m

Buy everything from one dye lot and add a spare ball. We note your dye lot on the order so a top-up matches later.

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Our promise

Every order is packed by hand and checked against its dye lot before it leaves us. If a pattern needs one more ball than you planned, email us with your order number and we’ll look up the lot you knitted with, so the top-up blends in.

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Good To Know

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    Delivery

    Delivery Across The UK

    Tracked delivery to England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland in 2–4 working days. £3.95, free over £40.

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    Returns

    14 Days To Change Your Mind

    Under the Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013 you can cancel within 14 days of delivery. Email us, then send unused items back within 14 days.

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    Payment

    Paying Securely

    Card details are entered with our payment provider and never reach us. We only see that the payment went through.

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    Dye lots

    Matching Your Dye Lot

    Each batch of dyed yarn varies a little. We save the lot number with your order so a later top-up matches.

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